GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
|---|---|
| exult | to be extremely joyful : rejoice |
| impenetrable | incapable of being penetrated or pierced |
| quip | a clever usually taunting remark : gibe |
| explicate | to give a detailed explanation of |
| abdicate | to renounce a throne, high office, dignity, or function |
| comeback | a sharp or witty reply : retort |
| tract | a system of body parts or organs that act together to perform some function |
| taper | to become progressively smaller toward one end |
| meddlesome | given to meddling |
| obeisance | a movement of the body made in token of respect or submission : bow |